bludgeon
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a club used as a weapon
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Sense 2 verb
overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas
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Sense 3 verb
strike with a club or a bludgeon
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bludgeon |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bludgeon |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | club |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cosh |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bludgeon |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pressure |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bludgeon |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | club |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | golf-club |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bludgeoner |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | hit |